It was another great day at Marespool today (12th) as the 1100 walkers completed their latest remarkable Macmillan Macmarathon efforts in fine sunshine and party atmosphere! With local entertainment and The Wave radio station on hand to add to the fun, social fundraising events at the Club do not get much\u00a0better than this!<\/p>\n
This year’s\u00a0Annual Round Gower Walk of 22 miles from Rhossilli or 14 from Port Eynon, the\u00a0eighth to finish at our Club, was another triumph for the local Macmillan organisers as well as for those Club members who helped out during the build up in the week as well as all day today. Thanks so much to all concerned!<\/p>\n
Gower Macmarathon 2015\u00a0was deemed a tremendous success by Kathryn Morgan, Area Fundraising Manager for Macmillan Cancer Support, South West Wales.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe walk has come of age and so this year was a very special one for our Gower Macmarathon team,\u00a0the event\u00a0 has become a permanent fixture on peoples\u2019 calendars. I have seen happy, weary, emotional and exhausted\u00a0 people throughout today, nearly all of whom have told me they have been affected by cancer in some way\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
TEAM\u00a0OWAIN<\/b>\u00a0marched\u00a0yet again in memory of Owain Baglow, son of MCC members Mike & Sue, brother of 2nd XI batsman Gareth and nephew of MCC Life Member and on-going club stalwart Allan Baglow. This year\u2019s team numbered 31(!)\u00a0and included MCC members Cameron and Alex Protheroe, John,\u00a0Marcia & Laura Blyth, Mark and Jen Todd, Carl\u00a0& Cheryl Lawrence, Josie\u00a0&\u00a0Karl Greenwood, Stuart Seaton and Chris & Danielle Nelson.<\/em><\/p>\n The Macmarathon is a major fundraising event for\u00a0Macmillan Cancer Support, and over \u00a3110,000 was raised last year alone! TEAM\u00a0OWAIN\u00a0<\/b>has raised nearly \u00a315,000 over the last 4 years, and it hopes to raise a healthy amount again this year for this worthy cause.<\/em><\/p>\n If anybody\u00a0would like to sponsor Allan or any of the walkers in TEAM OWAIN,\u00a0<\/b>they shall\u00a0be extremely grateful as ever. You can still\u00a0donate\u00a0via\u00a0www.justgiving.com\/mike-baglow1<\/a>\u00a0or by telephoning Allan on\u00a001792 405526 or\u00a007767 146658.<\/em><\/p>\n Swansea Building Society, the headline sponsors for the event,\u00a0also entered a staff team including Chief Executive Alun Williams who said \u201c We are delighted to be associated with the Gower Macmarathon for the next 3 years. Having completed the walk today,\u00a0I have seen for myself that is an extremely well organised event which ultimately raises money to support local people with cancer in the communities we serve\u201d.<\/p>\n